Women across the world will tell you–waist trainers have been their life savers on more than one occasion. So many ladies battle with those extra pounds that they can’t seem to get under control, and waist trainers help a whole deal when it comes to that, as they keep your tummy tucked and accentuate your waistline and hips.
Waist trainers also help you lose some of those pounds once you incorporate a steady fitness regime. The bigger task though is knowing the types of waist trainers that will suit you and how to wear them, when to wear them and when not to. In this post, I’ll be shedding so much light on waist trainers that you’ll be a pro when it comes to wearing them the right way.
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Why Wear a Waist Trainer?
A waist trainer is a form-fitting shapewear that women use to keep their waistline slender and snatched. They’re generally worn to keep our midsection looking slim and contour our waist underneath our clothing, placing emphasis on our hips as well. Some also keep your bust looking upright and perky.
Waist trainers are also worn to keep us fit as they train your body to carry the shape of an hourglass. When worn during exercise, they really keep your core tight, helping you to produce those jaw-dropping abs and a lean figure.
Many women have confessed that waist trainers make them feel far more confident, especially as they wear their bodycon dresses. They have no worries about how their tummy looks because the waist trainer does its best to seemingly eliminate some of those pounds.
Choosing the Best Waist Trainer for You
With some waist trainers, you can slide on over your thighs and fit them around your waist, others have clips at the front, which allow you to simply wrap the trainer around your waist without having to place your legs through it and work it all the way up.
What’s the difference between these types of trainers? The former can sometimes be a bit uncomfortable, especially if you are a curvier woman. Wearing this type of waist trainer may have you gasping for air far more than usual and is almost impossible to adjust.
The clip on waist trainer, on the other hand, allows you more freedom to make adjustments. I find them to be much more comfortable around the waist. I will note, however, that wearing a clip on waist trainer makes it more likely for those clips to imprint through the clothing you’re wearing, particularly if your blouse or dress is close fitting. If you are wearing a looser top or dress then you will have no issues, but if not, wearing a slip on waist trainer may work more in your favor.
There are also those waist trainers that stick on to an adhesive surface. These are quite comfortable as well but aren’t as seamless as the others.
Things to Note When Waist Training
1. Sometimes it is best to go one size above.
If you generally wear a medium-sized dress, you may want to try a waist trainer in the size large. Reason being, waist trainers are meant to be close fitting and at times, they do that a bit too well. Wearing a size up will ensure you’re not cutting off any circulation while trying to look fabulous.
2. Incorporate a healthy diet plan and fitness regime while waist training.
It makes sense to actually try to get fit and not just desire to look fit. Wearing a waist trainer will really put your core to work as you exercise and burn the extra fat. Waist trainers will put you under pressure, but good pressure. As it helps you to slim down, it’s best not to cancel the work it’s doing by eating unhealthily and forsaking a few jogs and sit ups in the morning.
3. When wearing a clip on waist trainer, always begin at the first clip at the bottom.
Our tummies are generally slimmer at the bottom which makes it easier to put on our trainer starting from there. If you start at the top, you’ll be in for quite a fight.
4. Don’t overdo it.
If you wear your waist trainer for too many hours in a day, you may find that your midsection has become stiff and may hurt a bit. That’s because, after a while your trainer begins to really grip onto you throughout the day and may leave a few red lines on your skin where it’s done the damage. Give yourself a break for a few hours. You can always put it back on later.
The Best Clothing to Wear with a Waist Trainer
1. An A-line Dress
These type of dresses grips your waist and flare out from your hips. The flare is what will disguise your waist trainer, which will normally print through if you wear a tight dress.
I do want to highlight though that one of your best chances of getting away with wearing a waist trainer under a bodycon dress, is by opting for the slip on trainer, as it is seamless, which is actually what you need for a dress that shoes off your curves.
2. A Peplum Blouse
Just like a flair skirt, peplum blouses widen at the end. As a result they are more likely to cover the trail of a waist trainer in comparison to a fitted top.
3. A loose top or dress
4. High Waist Jeans
Naturally, your waist trainer will have no choice but to behave when you wear a loose top or dress.
These are perfect for waist trainers because they actually cover a portion of the trainer that would be visible if you were to wear pair of jeans that lay on your hips. With high waist jeans, you’ll be freer to wear a fitted top –one that doesn’t have too soft or thin of a material.
Now that I’ve dished out some of the key things to note when waist training, do you plan on wearing waist trainers more often? Which clothing item are you most comfortable wearing them with? I wanna know. Tell me, in the comments below.
